Tag: Rumors and Misinformation

Twitter Said to Agree to Give Elon Musk Access to Stream of Tweets

Elon Musk has threatened to pull out of a $44 billion deal…

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What Texas Gains by Investigating Twitter’s Fake Accounts

When Elon Musk said on Twitter last month that he planned to…

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How a Crisis Actor Conspiracy Theory Rises in Times of Tragedy

“I think this gives them a form of power,” he said of…

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Racist and Violent Ideas Jump From Web’s Fringes to Mainstream Sites

“The fact that this act of barbarism, this execution of innocent human…

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Do You Know Someone Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories? We Want to Hear About It.

Conspiracy theories have become an increasingly common problem in the United States.…

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How Some States Are Combating Election Misinformation Ahead of Midterms

Ahead of the 2020 elections, Connecticut confronted a bevy of falsehoods about…

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Lawyer Who Plotted to Overturn Trump Loss Recruits Election Deniers to Watch Over the Vote

“If they’re being obstructionary and slowing down the process, that’s going to…

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A Big Lie in a New Package

She believed the I.R.S. litigation had been “a great fund-raising vehicle” for…

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Intensifying Inquiry Into Alternate Electors Focuses on Trump Lawyers

The Justice Department has stepped up its criminal investigation into the creation…

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